Asharam boys case: Retd Justice D K Trivedi to head probe

Retired Justice D K Trivedi has been appointed to head the judicial inquiry ordered by the government into the mysterious death of two boys of the Asharam Gurukul. Advocate-general Kamal Trivedi today informed a Gujarat High Court division bench of acting Chief Justice M S Shah and Justice D H Waghela, during hearing of a PIL filed in the matter. The division bench, yesterday, had asked Trivedi for updates on the steps taken by the government with regards to the death of Dipesh and Abhishek Vaghela, whose bodies were recovered on July 5 from the bank of Sabarmati river. The Advocate-General also informed the court that the investigation in the case, which has been handed over to the CID (crime) from the local police, will be headed by the Additional Director General of Police. However, the head of the CID investigating team is subject to approval of Justice Trivedi, heading the judicial inquiry, he submitted. The other members in the investigation team will include forensic science expert and a doctor who will assist police at various stages of the probe, Trivedi added. Following the submission of Advocate-General, the divison bench adjourned the hearing into the PIL to next week. The PIL was filed by one P H Parmar, a resident of Navrangpura area of the city, demanding thorough investigation into the death of two cousins Dipesh and Abhishek Vaghela and incidents of violence that had occurred on the issue. Bureau Report
Ahmedabad, July 23
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